Wells Information

Welcome to the Wells, Barkerville, Bowron Lakes region, a hub of entertainment activity with inspiring galleries and studios, art exhibits, workshops and courses, live theatre and cabaret at the Sunset Theatre, the Theatre Royal and street interpreters in Barkerville, The ArtsWells Festival, coffee houses, concerts, and dances. Visitors to Wells can experience some of the best eco- and adventure tourism pursuits in BC. The Wells & Area Trails Society maintains a network of old mining trails, historic ditchlines and mining roads that offer incredible recreation paths to all levels of hiker, snowmobilers, and skiers. The Bowron Lake Chain is world famous for its 116 km amazing wilderness canoe circuit. We hope you get a chance to explore all that our communities have to offer. Link to Wells Site

Barkerville Historic Town

In 1862, a miner named Billy Barker struck gold on Williams Creek starting a rush of fortune seekers from all over the world. Some claim that Barkerville was the largest city west of Chicago and north of San Francisco at that time. Over a century later visitors are still discovering that history is alive and returning to the site of BC’s largest and most important gold rush. The town comes alive with fabulous guided town tours, mining demonstrations, street and indoor theatre, stagecoach rides, restaurants, gift shops, bakery, live theatre, gold panning, and over 125 historic buildings with displays. Barkerville is a lot of fun! Link to Barkerville Site